- Lac de Gras
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lake_name = Lac de Gras
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location =Northwest Territories
coords = coord|64|30|N|110|30|W|region:CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
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outflow =Coppermine River
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basin_countries = Canada
length = 60 km
width = 16 km
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max-depth = 56 m
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shore = 740 km
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cities =Lac de Gras is a
lake approximately 300 km north of Yellowknife,Northwest Territories ,Canada . Lac de Gras was the centre of the Canadian diamond rush of the 1990s. There are two working diamond mines in the area,Ekati Diamond Mine , andDiavik Diamond Mine .It was called Ekati by aboriginal peoples. It is 60 kilometres long, with an average width of 16 kilometres and 740 kilometres of shoreline. It has a maximum depth of 56 metres. Native fish species include
lake trout , cisco,common whitefish ,arctic grayling ,burbot ,longnose sucker , andslimy sculpin .
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